CVE-2026-20841: Notepad Markdown Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
A Markdown handler bug in the modern Notepad app can run code when users click crafted links; update to Notepad build 11.2510 or later to patch.
A Markdown handler bug in the modern Notepad app can run code when users click crafted links; update to Notepad build 11.2510 or later to patch.
Amazon-owned Ring says it has canceled a planned integration with Flock Safety following intense public criticism, and that the integration never launched so no Ring videos were shared; Ring also says Community Requests will continue and its Axon partnership is unaffected.
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A Tech Transparency Project report shared with WIRED found more than two dozen Iranian government and state media accounts had X Premium blue checks, prompting questions about potential violations of US sanctions after some checks were removed.
Chicago-based Nuveen will acquire Schroders for £9.9bn, creating a combined manager with about $2.5tn of assets while keeping Schroders’ London base and brand, and removing another firm from the FTSE 100.